Alternatively, Pianist got stomach flu.

Christmas on a Sunday.

Our Lord Jesus Christ commands us to protect the dolls and melt ice

I'm on silent retreat and I'm popping in to say wow God is real and I am getting my soul wrecked by love and also nothing, NOTHING is funnier than someone ripping ass during an hour-long sit (The thunderous silence of God, indeed)

where I'll be for the next 8 days #centeringprayer #silence

the city of los angeles burned in january in part because of a man who couldn’t stop generating images of burning cities on ChatGPT, and then after he lit the fire he asked if the fire he started was his fault

i forgot the most important piece, the ✅ Patagonia socks

I was today years old when I learned the etymology of Zidane, thank u for this important context (that makes the name make so much more sense)

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the current Midwest Millennial White Dad with Five Kids uniform is ✅ bucc-ees shirt ✅ athleisure shorts (Lululemon or other similar make) ✅ hokas (with rainbow soles if you are an ally)

Discworld QOTD, from Snuff

this is one of my favorite stories to tell my jyotish students

new profile picture dropped

is there a German word for the way you feel when read cringily earnest entries from years-old journals?

It's pretty wild to me that investigators have uncovered that anti-trans campaigns are largely funded by the fossil fuel industry, and that the presumed motivations are pretty directly to redirect the public conversation away from climate change... and that this isn't bigger news.

newest addition to my Way Of Being is a leisurely well-paced jog through the cross country trails in our neighborhood, who the fuck am i becoming right now (i took a muscle relaxer last night and my pelvic girdle unlocked for the first time in ages and i feel like i'm learning to locomote again)

FFT Ivalice Chronicles made me cry for the first time last night—the exchange with Rapha and Marach at the conclusion of chapter 3 was so well-acted I had to pause the game and collect myself.

ughhhghghhg tuneyards was so good

this is also my principal criticism of Ivalice Chronicles

headed to see tuneyards (my favorite band!) tonight with @animystic.net 🥰 behold the fit:

wow we did NOT plan ahead for the Cúchullain fight, managed to pull it off by the skin of my teeth thanks to a kamikaze move by my Blizzaga specialist (The dialogue and acting throughout the scene is so good, we are absolutely here for the Lucavi speaking in blank verse) #ivalicechronicles

summer is fighting for her life today, high of 85° in SW Michigan and my new joggers do NOT breathe 🥵 mercifully a cold front will roll through Monday night and then we're back in autumn proper

update: I won the costume/shake your shit contest

I'm obsessed with us

today was a "slam a Red Bull and clean the house and power through the paperwork that's piled up on my desk" kind of day

MY WHOLE BODY IS VIBRATING variety.com/2025/film/ne... paging @animystic.com

Just came up with a plan to save the Democratic party

Paul is so c*nty in 1 Corinthians 9 omg

the shop music in Final Fantasy Tactics has no business being this sticky of a tune. It's now my current mental hold music (unseating even my old standby, the fugue of BWV 542, for the time being)

A reminder that if you're not able to fast on Yom Kippur for any reason -- and mental health is a health reason -- it's regarded as a MITZVAH to eat. Resources and more here:

september 30 ... october 1

Wednesday is Wednesdaying #fft #ivalicechronicles #finalfantasy

on further reflection the feel and difficulty level is giving FFT:A, on Knight anyway. So far I've yet to have a unit KO'ed, except Ramza once because I flew too close to the sun. I have yet to bump up to Tactician but I might at some point. I'm at Fovoham rn; we'll see how the end of Ch 1 goes.

Lord have mercy

okay I'm playing on Knight difficulty and it feels... easier than I'd prefer? I mean I *did* spend an amount of time in Mandalia Plains getting Focus, JP Up, and Auto-Potion on everyone. #finalfantasytactics #ivalicechronicles

Christmas came earlyyyyyy #fft #ivalicechronicles #finalfantasytactics

it.... is like this sometimes yes

i just saw Dirty Dancing for the first time and it is an instant top 5 for me, absolutely delightful film

[fithos lusec wecos vinosec intensifies]

next time he "abides by this rule" he's going to discover that i've invoked the refrigerator guardians to respond if the takeout seal is broken by anyone who is not me without my permission

Hi @npr.org! We worked late tonight putting together this handy pocket guide! It doesn't address road design issues, but if we're going to educate road users, we should include drivers. It's the size of a folded business card. Print it, fold it, put it in your wallet!

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

really enjoying the trickster-ass Elisha stories in 2 Kings on this read-through. Had never registered the story of him instructing the king of Israel to trounce the raiding parties of the Arameans with the Divine magic of... hospitality!? never heard that one in Sunday school (it's in 2 Kings 6)

if I have to explain the difference between fal'Cie and l'Cie to @animystic.net one more time I'm gonna lose my mind

happy rapture day everybody! I will definitely be left behind so you are welcome to send me your bank and credit card logins and I'll make sure they get taken care of

Dandadan is so freaking good omg

Disney reverses course on Kimmel. Lessons: -Trump's anti-Constitutional stances, anti-1A in this case, are unpopular -Popular resistance via expression and spending choices can have an impact -Many corporate leaders are weak, amoral people who'll bow to threats unless they face countervailing ones

actual footage of us at the club last night